Paper-holding device



F. R. W. ROSS.

PAPER HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man rE. 12. 1921.

Patented May30,1922.

UNT@ STATFL FREDERICK R. W. ROSS, ORANGE) NEW JERSEY.

:PAPER-HOLDING DEVICE.

Application filed February 12, 1921.

T all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, FREDERICK. R'. `W. Ross, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Holding Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relatesv to paper holding devices and refers particularly to devices suitable for the holding of sectional papers and for facilitating the turning of the leaves thereof.

One object of my inventiony is a device capable of maintaining loose sheets of paper in fixed position with respect to each other.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby the loose sheets of a periodical may be retained in fixed position with respect to each other while allowing the turning of the sheets.

Another object of my invention is a device `which will retain the loose sheets of a periodical While allowing their turning at their folding line.

The above and other objects of my invention will be evident upon a consideration of m drawings, specification and claims.

ewspapers, and similar publications, usually consist of one or more sections of a number of folded loose sheets. v

As a result of this physical condition, the maintaining of the several sheets and sections and the turning of the leaves naturally presents serious di'liiculties, as there is the tendencyfor the sheets to separate from each other and a liability to turn them at lines other than the original folding line, thus causing a disordered condition with the possible inability to see some of the printed matter.

My invention overcomes all of these, and

'other diiculties, and presents a means whereby the various sections and sheets may be maintained in uniform position and the turning of the leaves is very considerably facilitated without the concealment of any of the printed matter.

In the particular form of the device of my invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my device applied to a two-section newspaper.

F'gure 2 is a top plan view of my device.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pgtjnted ltlay 30, 1922.

Serial No. 444,566.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of my device.

Figure t is a section through the line 1 -1 of Figure 3. V

Figure 5 is a section through the line 5-5 of Figure 3. y t The particular form of lthe device of my invention, shown in the accompanying drawings, comprises a member 10, which is extended into two spaced parallel bars 11, 11. The two extensions 12, l2 of the member 10 arebent upwardly to act as guides and pivotal supporting members for the binding bar 13, which is an extension of the thumbpiece 14. A pivot 15, passing through openings in the extensions 12, 12, and the bar 13, acts as a pivot upon which the members v 13, 14: may be moved. A flat spring 16, fixedly attached to the member 10, and slidable over the under faceof the thumb-piece 141, normally retains the bar 13 in abutment with the bars 11, 11. The dotted lines 13 and 14 of Figure 3 indicate the position of the binding bar 13 and the thumb-piece let, when the latter is pressed downwardly for purposes described later.

The space between the bars 11, 11 is sunicient to allow of the use of my device for the purposes described.

The application of my device to a two-section newspaper is as follows The thumb-piece 111 is pressed downwardly, as shown by the arrow of Figure 3, thus raising the binding bbar 13 to the position shown by the dotted lines. The two bars 11 are then inserted respectively into the center portions of the two sections 17'7 17 and the vthumb-piece 14 released, allowing the bar 13 to abut upon the folds of the paper sections, thus forming a tight holding condition between the bar 13, the paper sections 17, 17 and the bars 11, 11.

It is 'evident that the outside leaf of either section 17 or 17 may be turned over the bar 13, as shown in broken lines in Figure 1, the

device thus operating to retainthe leaves of the two sections and to allow the turning of the leaves directly at the folding lines, enabling all of the printed matter thereon to be clearly discernible.

The application of my device to a single section newspaper is exactly the same, except that the one bar 11 is inserted within the center portion thereof and the other bar 11 restsupon the outside of the section.

YWhile I have shown my device, as applied to only one end of the fold, it is evident that the combined use of one of my devices at the top of the sheets and another at the bottom of the sheets will enhance the value of its effectiveness.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or arrangement of parts, as shown and described, all of which may be varied without going` beyond-the scope of my invention as shown, described and claimed.

What I claim is l. In a paper holding device, in combination, a plurality of separate spaced parallel fingers, avbinding member pivotally attached to the parallel lingers and abuttable thereon in normal position and means for revolving the binding member upon its pivot to disengage the binding member and parallel members.

2. In a paper holding device, in combination, a plurality of separate spaced' parallel members capable of insertion between a plurality of series of folded papers, a binding member abuttable upon the parallel members and capable of abutment upon the eX- terior of the folds of the papers, pivotal means attaching the bindingmember to the parallel members and means for revolving the binding vmember upon its pivot for disengaging the binding member and the parfingers, means for connecting the parallel fingers at. their' adjacent ends at their one extremity, a binding member pivotally carried by the connecting member whereby it will abut upon the parallel' fingers and resilent means formaintaining theL engagement of the binding' member and the parallel members. i y p t. In a paper holding device, in combination, a plurality of separate spaced parallel members capable of insertion between a plurality of series of folded papers, means for connectin the parallel'y members at their adjacent enus at their one extremity, a binding member pivotally carried by the connecting member whereby it will abut upon the parallel members and is capable of abutment upon the exterior of the folds of the papers and resilient means for maintaining the engagement of the binding member and the parallel members.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and `State of New York this 11th day of February, 1921.

FREDERICK R. W. ROSS. 

